www.tbyc.org • Edition 5 • April 2011 Spring has finally sprung and we have an abundance of exciting things planned for this year at TBYC!

Firstly the Summer Glitter Ball on June 4th has had a huge response, and 170 of you have bought tickets - making it a massive sellout event! So ladies and gentlemen, have your sequins, diamonds and sparkles at the ready for what is guaranteed to be a fantastic night.

April will be a busy month, not only for TBYC but also London, with the Royal Wedding on April 29th. We are planning a big Royal Wedding Party on that night with a red, white and blue “Back To The 80's” theme, so don't miss out on one of the biggest parties of the year!

Not forgetting the Easter weekend hog roast on Sunday April 24th. Keep your eyes peeled for tickets and ticket discounts for those who buy them for both events. These will be on posters around the club and on the website.

Let us know if you have been to any great events elsewhere and would like to see them at TBYC, whether it be a casino night, a cocktail party or beer tasting. Let us know - we would love to have your great ideas!

Finally, we are going to start offering a combined ticket booking discount for certain events, like the hog roast and Royal Wedding party, and people who attend the Christmas party will receive a discount on tickets for New Year’s Eve. We hope this will encourage more ticket buying and bookings!

Kylie Hello, I would like to introduce myself to you. I am Gary Watty and have been given the wonderful opportunity to take on the kitchen franchise duties at your Yacht Club. APR OCT 24 28 Purple Chilli Catering has been in business for just Saturday Friday over three years supplying buffets, canapés, celebratory meals and dinner parties. I personally APR NOV have over twenty years catering experience as a chef, 29 12 and would be pleased to cater for you in any format. Friday Saturday I am married with three children aged 7,5 and 2 and JUN NOV live locally in Great Wakering. 4 19 Saturday Saturday It would be great if you could come down and try the SEP DEC food, and I am sure you will not be disappointed. 24 10 The menu will stay with all the favourite dishes plus Saturday Saturday daily specials and seasonal meals. OCT DEC 8 31 I am looking forward to meeting you all! Saturday Saturday

22 Many thanks to all those who turned up on the various work parties and gave up your time to enhance our facilities. There is nothing like the passion to get the job done by an army of volunteers. Special thanks to Graham Dare, who virtually painted the committee boat on his own.

You may have seen the works have started for the new lift and stairs. This new addition will enhance our club and make the bar more accessible to all. A big thank you to Nick Elmore, Dell and Dominic Speller for their expert advice, time and dedication in bringing this project to reality.

Going forward this year, I am looking to put a house committee together and invite those of you that would like to help to give me a call to find out more. We are so lucky to have such a vast range of members from many trades whose knowledge, tools and know-how really makes a difference to our club.

Barry Duce, House Rep

33 The Very Beginning of Thorpe Bay Yacht Club Terry Wheeler

During the Second World War, my school, Eton House, was evacuated to Banbury in Oxfordshire, so I became a boarder while my parents rented a bungalow at Bourne End, on the Thames in Buckinghamshire. After the war, my school returned to the Borough in 1945 and the early intake of new boys included Kit Hobday. As I was School Captain at the time, it was not unnatural for a degree of rivalry to emerge between us.

Pat Linnel (nee Wetton) makes the point in her excellent notes on the origin of the Club that Kit's father and his wife, Pearl, provided a meeting place for us for far too long. Hence the concrete 's Hut was purchased and built. But that was not the beginning: it was on the beach that it all began.

If you go down the steps opposite St Augustine's Road to the beach, about eleven beach huts from the end there was one called Ben Hilton, which was owned by my parents. A L-R: Brian Pennington, Terry Wheeler, Audrey Christmas, further five huts along was the Hobday hut and Margaret Taylor (now Porter), Mary Jeffries (?), Fred Harries that is where it all started. Kit ordered a hard chine dinghy from Johnson and Jago which the regular stalwarts included Fred When I returned from National Service was called Texacana: his brother, Terence, had Harries, which was most fortunate as he in early 1953, the following events took a largish dinghy with an outboard motor: and I lived in Thorpe Bay Gardens whereas I place. C.J.Moorhouse, David Cotgrove, had an eight foot dinghy with a bright red lived literally miles away, north of the Fred Harries and myself, and I think, Ron . This was later replaced by a pre-war railway line. Also, Pat Linnel, who was a Weedon, fastened large baulks of German sixteen foot quarter decked real tom-boy and kept up with us all; timber on top of the rainwater outlet, machine, which had two disadvantages. Firstly, the beautiful Margaret Taylor, whose using an explosive hammer, which fired it leaked like a sieve, hence the fact that the blonde hair would have made Marilyn bolts through the wood and far enough name of Warihiki became Warileaky and Munroe envious; Mary Stewart, a choir into the concrete, to make a slipway. secondly, it was slower than Texacana. girl from St. Augustines Church with a Naturally, we spaced the wood with beautiful voice; Grant Jones, Brian one and a half to two inch gaps to stop Kit's 'gang' included Barry Belton, who was Pennington and John Cotgrove, who the waves forcing up the wood. At the left-back for the Eton House first eleven, and a really knew about boats. We were all same time C.J.Moorhouse was digging lad called Williams whose father either owned, constantly lectured by Kit; who was the foundation trenches for the current or was, Chairman of the Kursaal. He was also always talking about forming a yacht club house with a dinkum digger which artistically inclined and designed the flag for club, and when he came back from belonged to the Kursaal. Our first club the Yacht Club, which still flies proudly. National Service, he did it! house, the Bosun's Hut, was certainly there by the time the slipway was Warileaky broke up in the August gales of 1946, Before the Second World War, the site operational. and with the insurance money we bought an of the present Yacht Club was occupied EOD called Minuet, number 2. Kit then bought by a large building which was painted I then bought my Essex One Design and a Jewel one-design. As Pat Linnel describes, the white and, I believe, was made of sailed at the Essex Yacht Club so I had early keen sailors bought four or five Jewels, clapboard. This was a coastguard little to do with the Thorpe Bay Yacht which were sprightly sixteen foot sail boats. lookout station. During the war the Club until the advent of Hornets. inside was stripped out and a large I had resolved not to list the various support naval gun was installed. I suspect that But that is another story! groups: for fear of leaving someone out, as my the Club bought this site. memory is not perfect these days. But some of

Margaret Taylor (now Porter) remembers the first Thorpe Bay Regatta. In a real mixture of craft, that is before several of the first members had the same boat (The Jewel), they had no life jackets, no rescue boat and no buoyancy in their boats, but they were all white at Phil's request. 44 Alan Butler, founding editor of Newsbuoy, writes:

As the founding editor of the TBYC newsletter "Newsbuoy", may I congratulate all concerned on the new colour magazine. The newsletter has come a very long way from its origins in 1961 when a four page foolscap paper produced on a Roneo machine, with my wife typing the skins, was mailed to 600/700 members.

Members might be interested to learn how the magazine got its name. As editor, I announced a readers' competition. Unfortunately, as most editors of such publications will understand nobody answered or entered, so the editor’s choice became the name which lasted for over 40 years.

Best wishes for many years of success to the new magazine!

55 been the installation of a road crossing refuge to the left of Peter Thompson the boat park entrance. This has been kindly overseen by Commodore Mike Woodford of Olympus Keymed for the safety of us all “The Big Picture” is, can you believe, coming up crossing the road. Particular to 50 years old in 2015. State-of- care was taken in its It’s very easy to use our the-art in the 1960s, it’s looking positioning and understanding clubhouse, boatpark, slipway, a little tired now with a history well, hopefully no more the access needed, alterations racecourse, sail training, guard of so many sailing events and slipway slips! Currently the have also been made to the boats etc without ever championships under her long-talked about lift access to cycle path with signage and knowing how it all came control. We feel it to be the first floor has finally got rumble strips which I hope will about. prudent to invest in the next 50 underway with the first stage help continue our excellent years with a replacement to replacement of the safety record. I think we are Well in this issue we have save the ongoing year-on-year dangerously angled back stairs. the only location in the country started to rekindle the grey rebuild costs. The Nick Elmore has taken all this to have the warning signs of matter of some of our elder design has proven to be the under his wing and is driving “Boats Crossing” for the members and former members race station of many the project to a successful oncoming traffic! Thanks, who hold very dear the other yacht clubs and will be conclusion within a couple of Mike. memories and great times, replicated in many ways. months, just great we have post-war on Thorpe Bay Beach. Nick with his wealth of The improvements to the grass The responsibility for the building experience. Huge car park have been under the I often ponder the thought of future of TBYC lies with us all as thanks also to Mark Dell for the careful eye of Ron Woodley, no club at Thorpe Bay, and the current membership, and it design drawings and Dominic our Independent Councilor for whether there would ever be a is our duty to pass onto the Speller for the structural Thorpe Bay, who is group of today’s men and future generations a well- engineering. instrumental in maintaining women inspired and driven maintained club with up-to- the local character and enough to create one. date facilities and assets. The The demands of safety supporting the important role Financially, the bar is very very replacement costs vary requirements today are very our club plays in the high to replicate TBYC and all significantly and the Sailing strict and TBYC aims to tick as community for the kids right its assets both on and off the Committee has been drawing many boxes as we can both on through to the retired. Thanks, water, and that is where I am up its requirements and the and off the water. We are lucky Ron. leading to. Many of our options available, the aim enough to have a defibrillator floating assets have been being to bring the replacement positioned on the corner of the If David Johnson’s recent around far longer than many proposal to the 2011 AGM. bar which is a very easy to use “death and life” story (see of the current membership and bit of lifesaving kit which talks page, opposite) doesn’t make are most probably used more In recent years there has been a you through the simple stages. you sit up and take note to do today than when they were huge investment in the new It was very kindly donated by more sailing, then that would new. slipway which as you may have Team Palmer with ongoing be a lesson missed. seen has had an impressive training from Mark Petty- The Committee boat, or “Big clean to enable antifouling Mayor, a very big thankyou. Doesn’t that sunshine look Red” as I have heard it referred which is in its first couple of good! to, which was formerly white, months but seemingly working On the seafront side there has Peter Thompson, Commodore

66 On February 6th 2011 I was unfortunate My recovery at home, in little more I was in awe of the expertise and care enough to have had a cardiac arrest than a month, surrounded by those with which I had been privileged to whilst competing in a 100km cycling who I love has been remarkable and I receive. Far from the emotional event between Maldon and Little am now exercising regularly and experience I expected, I found my visit Baddow. This occurred in a fairly slowly getting back to the to be a turning point for my desolate part of Essex. I am a very lucky fundamentals of a somewhat changed psychological recovery. man, as a lady paramedic, who was off life, with determination to return to the duty and happened to be passing by, things I enjoyed before my cardiac I understand that the Essex Air whilst out with her son, immediately event. Ambulance requires about £250,000 of took over from a fellow cyclist in charitable funding, per month to stay in administering CPR. The Essex Air On 19th March I was invited, along with the air and provide such a phenomenal Ambulance arrived on scene less than my close family and friends, to spend service. The day before my visit my 10 minutes after my incident, and the an afternoon at the Essex Air dear friends at Thorpe Bay Yacht Club paramedics took over from the lady, Ambulance base at Boreham Airfield. I raised enough money in a whip to and administered further CPR, was able to speak to the paramedic donate £325 towards the air ambulance defibrillation and essential drugs. who had been one of my guardian funding, and my mum gave some Those involved at the scene angels. He explained precisely what money that I had given her to buy a undoubtedly saved my life. procedures had been conducted on the new coat; she said she would rather day. I also met the pilot, whose modest have me back than a new coat any I spent four days in intensive care at manner far belied his ability to control time! Broomfield Hospital, followed by a the most complex of processes for further seven days in the High flight and land in the most awkward of These were undoubtedly small Dependency Unit. During this time I spaces; he said I looked a whole lot amounts, but I would say every little bit received angioplasty (stent). The care better than on the day he picked me helps. I intend to raise more money in and professionalism of all those up. the future to assist the Essex Air involved has been immense. Ambulance, I would encourage any one else to do the same, as you might, like me, need them to attend quite literally out of the blue.

Oh! And lucky 7? that's the number of people out of 100 who survive a cardiac arrest. I am a very, very lucky man.

David Johnson

77 the shortest route round the course then most of us would win a race!

I am also introducing a new scheme which was the brainchild of our own Martin Eyre. As Martin himself says, “I do occasionally have a good idea - but usually only one a year.”

Well, we should be glad that he has used his quota on our fantastic class! Training News Martin put forward to me over what turned out to be a rather boozy lunch at the club Following a very chilly (“no change there then”, I hear the cries) the start, training is going idea of introducing a mentoring system to well with three sessions maximise the incredible resources that we under our belts and have at our disposal with our own in-house lots of smiles both on coaches. and off the water, which is very surprising given the So during the next training session this will conditions and full day sessions. be implemented as follows: I must just publish thanks to all our Our Feva sailors will be put into a hat by boat helpers so far: Craig Asquith for giving up number and be pulled out at random and his Saturdays for the past three sessions, allocated to a mentor (coach). When bearing in mind he travels to us from the allocated, the coach will then be responsible South Coast; and a big thanks to our home to bring that boat / team on with their sailing grown coaches Natalia Eyre, Bruce Spratt, and racing with a trophy presented to the David Hopper and Dan Henderson. mentor / coach with the best achieving teams under their instruction. As training progresses we have three main aims this year which I consider to be the This will not affect normal training as we will most important: all train as a group, but is intended to promote competition within the fleet and to • Boat Handling motivate our coaches in to giving their best. • Starts • Course Awareness Each team will be given their mentors’ contact details and are encouraged to ask for To this end, all of our help in any way Feva-related, and each coaches are mentor will be encouraged to bring their dedicated to teams on outside of structured training progressing our sessions. young sailors with these Once I have developed this scheme fully, I will skills because, publish how I intend to measure the let’s face it, if mentors, however it will be results- we could orientated and I will probably publish events all not that count to this highly individual trophy. capsize, start on time Feva Worlds is Hotting Up and go Most of you know about this event now and I am proud to report that we have seven teams already entered, with over fifty TBYC

88 Polo design in colour: Polos with coloured boat emblem and RS emblem

Polo design gold team: Polos with gold boat emblem/RS emblem and Worlds wording on the back

members going to Bruinisse, Netherlands teams joining each month. between July 22nd and 29th. What an We have also undergone a new in-club awesome event this will be! TBYC rent-a- identity thanks to the fantastic artwork party, here we come! and deal arranged for us by Sam Husk for individual Musto T-Shirts pictured above For those of you still considering going, (thanks, Sam!) don’t leave it too long, as places are limited to 180 entries and there are Prices are extremely reasonable, at £13.72 already 120 entries with over four months for club personalised polo shirts and left to go. We would all be pleased for any £18.64 for the “worlds” edition. of TBYC to join us. If you would like to order these then So far we have three support ribs joining please contact me at us and one cruiser with two of us ribs [email protected]. taking the intrepid voyage by sea from Thorpe Bay. Should be fun, especially if We have also negotiated a special club we make Barry cry! deal for new boats from RS, with prices cheaper than some secondhand boats! If News of the event can be found on the you are interested, then contact me on Feva website: the above e-mail. http://irsca.rssailing.net/rsfeva/worlds2011/ Coming soon News in General Look out for the next issue of Newsbuoy, For those of you who follow the club where we will be covering topics such as website, the following will be no surprise, “Pimp My Feva”, lots of go-faster tips and however there have been exciting things news on other events. See you on the happening in the class over the winter. water! Not only has training been underway but the fleet has been expanding with new Steve

99 THANK YOU THIS YEAR IN THE MONOHULL TBYC HITS THE HEADLINES Thank you to all those that turned out to FLEET The Club profile is elevated in the local help with the last working party at the end The Icicle Series is nearly finished and as it press with outstanding achievements from of Feb: helping to paint the seasafe floor stands in mid March the Goodmans () some of our Monohull fleet. boards, tidy the race hut up and a few odd are leading the Fast Asymmetric fleet jobs in the club. A massive thank you has to closely followed by the Burrage brothers “Dan Henderson wins title by 11 clear go to Graham Dare ( sailor) for all (49er). Kevin Iles (Nat 12) is leading Allen points” 19th Jan 2011“ his work painting the Committee boat Burrell () by only 1 point in the Dan Henderson has scooped a dinghy in March.MOST IMPROVED Monohull’s. Will the leaders hold on to world title. The young Essex sailor, who their narrow leads or will the results be grew up in Southend & Benfleet, made mixed up in the last few remaining races? sure of the singlehanded class despite intense pressure from the I’m very happy to announce that the international sailors from nine countries. fleet will be joining the Slow Monohulls for With the exception of day three, Dan led racing this season. As you know last year the championship - held near Melbourne we split the fast and slow Monos into 2 in Australia - from start to finish.” separate sailing groups leaving the slow Monos numbers quite low. So we’re “Essex sailors scoop silver in Miami” 2nd hoping that joining up with the Laser fleet Feb 2011 racing for the slow Monos will be boosted. “Sailors from south Essex signalled their So for all you slow Monos out there - Olympic aspirations at a major World Mirrors, Cadets, Topazes and Solos - let’s Regatta with podium places at the not let them sail around on their own! Get weekend. Thorpe Bay’s Mark Asquith yourselves out there on the water. raced to overall silver finish in the 49er class at the Rolex Miami Regatta which is the This year the 49er fleet will be joined by a first of the 2011 season World Series. young guy that it’s fair to say had the best Brotherton and Thorpe Bay YC member sailing year of his life last year. Not only is he Mark Asquith’s silver put smiles on the content with winning the Musto Skiff duo’s faces.” Worlds his looking to mix things up in the 49er fleet. So 4 become 5 as the Fast It’s good to see Team Brotherton & Asquith Monohull Asymmetric fleet keeps on climbing back in the Olympic sailing arena growing. following nearly eight months out due to injury! Following Miami, the rock duo Were having a big TBYC Regatta in June have since been training in Palma, Spain, MONOHULL 2011 (18th/19th) and were hopefully going to be and we should have more news for you on At Prize Giving back in December Miles joined by a fleet of which will make this in the next issue. and Mason won the Monohull’s ‘Most for some amazing racing and spectacular Improved Trophy’ for 2010 so who will win watching I’m sure. Please spread the word See you all on the water soon. 2011’s? Make sure your out on the water to any Monohull friends you think would giving it your all as it could be you this year! like to come and join us so we can boost Sam Husk the attendance of the Monohull fleet. 4057

1100 TEAM HENDERSON PERERA 49ER CAMPAIGN Once again, I would like to say different pathways in sailing for me on boat handling, continuously thank you to everyone for their to go down. Once I had won the tacking and gybing, with a little support while I was competing at World championships, the RYA, and speed work and triggering thrown the Musto Performance Skiff World in particular the RYA’s Olympic in too. Championships in Melbourne, manager, Stephen Park OBE had Australia. About six weeks before shown interest in my result and The plan for the next few months is the World Championships I still suggested that I start sailing 49ers (a to continue practicing hard, and didn’t have the financial backing to two-man high performance skiff improve our boat handling, and be able to attend the event. My that is one of the ten Olympic hopefully we will be competitive at parents and I had been searching classes) and try for the RYA Olympic the first event we go to, which we for a sponsor for a number of 49er sailing team. Currently the 49er are planning on being the Sail 4 months, but had no luck. is one of the toughest classes to Gold Olympic regatta at Weymouth break into, with five of the top ten and Portland national sailing Dave Blaker from Benfleet Yacht in the world being British. academy in June. Club has been one of my father’s friends from their days sailing as And so, a new window has opened The next four years of our lives are youngsters, and works for a for me, and I have decided to start looking as if it’s going to be spent company called WellCom - one of helming the 49er with ex junior sailing 49ers around the world at a the leading companies in media, world champion crew Pete Perera. number of stunning locations, photography and digital printing. Pete was part of the RYA youth however our goal of competing at Dave passed on my sailing CV to squad in the 29ers when I was also the 2016 Olympic games in Rio can’t Wayne Sidwell who is the CEO and sailing 29ers, and has also finished be achieved without financial executive chairman of WellCom second at the 29erXX world backing. WellCom group stood up group. Wayne is Australian and lives championships. and supported me to help me win a in Melbourne not far from world championships. The financial BlackRock where the World Pete and I had our first sail in a 49er support that it will take to run a Championships were held. Wayne together on 20-21 February. Thanks campaign for 1 year is about saw potential in me and decided to to Steve Hopper who lent us his £50,000. Unfortunately for us, financially help me in my quest to pride and joy for the two days. To money apparently doesn’t grow on become the Musto Performance say I wasn’t a little apprehensive trees, so any help that can be Skiff World champion. about how it would go would be an offered will be greatly received. understatement, but it went much Due to my result out in Australia, it better than I had thought it would Daniel Henderson and Pete Perera has opened up a number of go. We spent the two days working MUSTO SKIFF DOUBLE WORLD CHAMPION - DAN HENDERSON Whilst most of us have been tucked resulting in him leading the champs With the exception of day 3, Dan led up in the warm planning our assault on the very 1st day. Not a bad way to the championships from start to on the new season ahead there start your campaign. finish with an impressive score line have been as you are probably to count of 2,2,3,4,1,1,3,6,4 - total aware some spectacular Day 2 saw a change in the score 26 points, some 11 points clear achievements within our midst, not conditions with the wind increasing of second place. least two of our Musto skiff guys, and unwilling to settle. Through out Dan Henderson and Ronny Barns, the race Dan again did his own Dan went into the competition who ventured all the way down thing looking for clear air and best lighter than most of the competitors under to Melbourne Australia this racing lines which improved a fairly but sure enough that wasn’t going Dec/Jan to take part in the Musto bad start to leading the race. to stop him, what with his great Skiff World Championships. However the heavier guy passed downwind speed and boat him in the conditions landing handling clearly making him a Whilst Dan got in some training Dan in 4th place. Due to the standout and a deserving days with the Aussies, Ronny had ridiculous weather only one race champion. This young guy put his yet to receive his boat as customs was sailed that day. heart and soul into an outstanding had seized it. After several days and performance and deserved to be some bartering later the boat was Day 3 kicked off with Dan giving the crowned not only World Champion, released in time for a brief training other competitors a lesson in sailing, but Youth Champion too. I take my session. leading the race from start to finish. hat off to him. Racing was then postponed due to Before the big event there was a pre worsening conditions until later in For 2011 Dan is jumping straight into Worlds warm up regatta, over the the day. Dan experienced a couple another high performance boat and course of a weekend with a 6 race of higher results which just toppled starting an Olympic campaign in the series and 1 day off. This series went him off the top spot. 49er. No doubt we will be hearing very well for Dan who made his of his many achievements in this own way up the courses rather then Day 4 can only be described as fleet through out the year and TBYC following the fleet which paid off another master-full display of sailing will keep you all posted. greatly, giving him a very good set from this young guy with a 1st and a of results(1,2,3) and finishing in 2nd 3rd putting him back on top of the Here’s wishing Dan the best of luck. place heading into the Worlds with Worlds. great confidence. Steve Hopper & Sam Husk Day 5’s races didn’t deliver the top 49er 955 & Solo 4057 So after a days rest the positions as previous days had but a Championship kicked off in light good 6th & 4th only helped cement winds with 3 races sailed and Dan his top positioning. achieving a great 2,2,3 score line 1111 There is a wonderful opportunity for a philanthropic local firm(s) to sponsor TBYC Week 2011.

We are looking for a company who would like to see their banners, flags and company logo, displayed on:

• the race box and bosun’s hut • the dinghy park fencing It has been and again, keep your eyes on the • the club balcony great to see website for details of Thursday • the foyer and bar of the club the cadets on training sessions. On that note • the summer edition of Newsbuoy the water Steve Hopper is planning a 'Splicing • any article reported in the local papers. training hard Master-class' soon - not to be in Cadets, missed by any cadet or parent who A company who might also like personnel to be able Cats, wants to know how to pimp their to spend a day on the water, witnessing first-hand the Asymmetrics boat to perfection. excitement and fun being had and who would like to and RS Fevas. be on hand at prize-giving to hand out the end-of- As the nights are becoming lighter week trophy. Huge thanks go once again to again, we would be interested to Steve Hopper and his 'team' of hear from any parent (or other If there is a company who can make a significant bid instructors, particularly Craig member of the club) who would be early on to access all these rights, we would love to Asquith, who has been able to offer their time on a hear from you as soon as possible. Please make all inspirational. Messers Lloyd and Thursday evening to assist with enquiries to Rupert Snow, Cadet Rep. Warrington have been hard at it running games and sailing-related, with the Cadet dinghies and on land-based, activities to engage many occasions they have been and enthuse the cadets. I am sure joined by Chris Pimm, encouraging we have football and rounders TBYC Cadets of all ages to host and covered by Chris Pimm and the join in on impromptu races to hone older cadets, but you may think of their skills (and learn a thing or two something and if you do, we will be about race officering). grateful for any help.

Off the water, Debbie Kilkelly has The Cadet Committee will be been working hard to promote a meeting shortly to start earnest sense of belonging amongst the planning for the Cadet Week (first vast age-range that make up the week in August.) We will aim to cadets at the club, offering a get the all-important registration paintballing day for the older ones sheets out to you in April with clear and a visit to Kids Kingdom for the guidance as to which group will be younger ones. Both were hugely doing what and the various sailing successful and certainly helped expectations required. I know make a few new faces feel more at there have been calls to ensure home back in the clubhouse. there is a large enough race group to cover all classes, but remember I am afraid that the cadet survey to let your Junior Cadet Rep - Max has not been a huge success (but Duce know what you would like to we will try anything once) with very see from Cadet Week, so we can few returns, but we will now ensure the best week possible. In compile the results we have in and fact, Max will be happy to hear any I will publish those on the website advice, ideas, or concerns you may shortly. It has been suggested that have. He is superb at feeding issues we might try an on-line survey next back to the Committee and doing a time. great job for you all, so do use him!

There has been quite a bit of That is all for now…see you on the interest in adults learning to assist in water! the race box and on rescue boats, ADVERTISEMENT

1122 Cadet Rep: Rupert Snow [email protected]

Pico Spring, Summer and Autumn Series 2011 There are again three series being run this year on the same format as last year. The spring series kicks off on Saturday 21st May at 1415.

All Pico Series dates can be found in the main club programme, as well as on the club website and on the lobby notice board.

For the past three years we have achieved an average turnout for the Pico series of 55% and this year we wish to encourage more of our fleet to have a go at the Pico race series. Races are inshore and last for about 25 minutes and offer a fast learning curve for those new to racing.

The Pico Midweek Trophy will be taking place again this year and the results will be extracted from any Pico entered in the Club Midweek points and the rules will be as per the Club event.

All the Pico Race series are open to both any Cadet and Adult in any helm / crew combination.

New Members to the Pico Fleet A warm welcome to all our new owners and family owners for joining the Pico Fleet including Jeff Banks, Clive Bouch, Andy Bicknell, Brant Chapman, Paul Chapman, Paul Chisnell, James Clary, Charles Meaby, Julian Porter, Richard Sands, John Serjeant and Matthew Waters and we hope to see you all afloat and racing during this coming season.

Club Racing Do remember that you are welcome to enter any of the Club races. There is a full season of races available to everyone, so take advantage of our handicap and have a go. You may be surprised.

Thursday Night Sailing On the Thursday night sailing dates which do not clash with the Midweek points we will be opening up the race box to enable multiple practice starts.

Wanting to sell or to buy a Pico? If you are looking to buy or sell a Pico, give me a call and I will put you in direct contact with the sellers or buyers.

Mike Thomason 1133 Club Picos and Oppies

It’s that time of year again, we’re starting to The Club owns 3 Picos and 6 Oppies and these are for the use look forward to lighter evenings when the of reasonably competent members only - except in Sail clocks go forward, the weather is starting to Training. Non members are not permitted to helm or crew a get a bit warmer - just - it certainly has been a club boat at any time. long winter. So much for global warming!

Correctly fitted buoyancy aids must be worn at all times by It’s also the time when the fleet start adults and cadets. to ready themselves for the forthcoming season and resumption of racing. A representative from the Sailing Committee, Race Officer, Support Boat Crew or a Sail Training Instructor may decide Hot news is that Richard has fitted a strut to that conditions are not suitable for club boats to go on the Aeolian, that should improve his stiffness () and racing performance. He is water. If you are already out sailing, you may be asked to constantly striving to improve his rig, which is return to the beach immediately. This request will be made something we all do, or should! for your own safety. With three weeks to go Nick and Graham are All club boats must be treated with respect. Members using just thinking about doing some work on their the club boats are reminded that they are responsible for boat, but amazingly they always seem to be making good any damage caused to the club boats through ready around the start of the season. neglect or misuse. George is wondering how to get Invisible A support boat – normally Seasafe 7 – must be available and Touch out of his garage! How he gets it in on station before taking the club boats afloat. there and works on it is a . Steve is trying to tear himself away from his beloved Club Picos and Oppies should be sailed in 30 minute sessions. Mk 1 Escort in which he is installing a 2.0 litre Please remember, other members may be waiting to use Zetec engine. Fortunately, there isn’t much them. work required on First Impression, just some touching up I’m told. During the Sail Training Sessions and Pico series, club boats are reserved for those undertaking sail training and / or Sadly Rick has succumbed to “Albacore knees” racing. Please obtain agreement from a Sail Training and had to sell Pax 3, however we will still be Instructor if you wish to use a Club boat during these times. getting him out to do a bit of crewing when the opportunity arises. Charles is thinking Club Picos used in the Pico Racing Series are to be sailed two about getting a new boat, so I’m told, come on Charles go for it! Jim is normally the best up. prepared, and I’m sure he will be this year. After use, club boats must be washed down and stowed Anyway, one way or another we’ll all be out away neatly with covers correctly fitted. Please report any on the water soon, having our own little race damage, however small to either Mike Thomason or to a within the main races - just the way it has been member of the Sailing Committee so that repairs can be for our fleet (same people) for the last 35 years carried out to keep the club boats in good sailing condition. or so! Maybe that’s why we resist Barry’s invitations to go over to the dark side of the The Sailing Committee Sandhoppers!

John Payne Albacore fleet captain 1144 Here we go again, straight on to my soap box!

Your Vice Captain Wayne Miller has put the new Bosun’s Duty rota for Polly up on the notice board. It is still a gentlemens’ agreement, to your two days duty, so get your two crosses down early as Wayne is theatening to allocate duties to any blank spaces.

Now onto Polly. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped work on Polly this winter. She was in a sad state and is looking much better now. Here’s hoping for a trouble-free season.

Our first cruise of the season is to Chatham at Easter. This is an easy Cruise for smaller yachts crossing the Thames and entering the River Medway on the flood tide for easy sail to Chatham, arriving approximately at high tide to lock into the Chatham Marina, which has excellent facilities. We need to make a block booking to get a club discount, so please let me know if you are going ASAP.

We are planning a Saint Georges Day Bar-B-Q on evening of Saturday 23rd April, weather permitting. There is a lot to do and see; the Royal Naval Dock yard can take all day to go around and has a working ropery. The entrance tickets are valid all season, so you can make as many return visits as you like. The town offers many restaurants, eateries and bars to enjoy.

The next rally will be to Hoo Marina And Sweeps Festival, between Saturday 29th April and Monday 2nd May (the bank holiday.) This is another local easy cruise for small yachts. Enter River Medway on flood tide to Hoo Island. Follow the channel marked with withies to Port to Hoo Marina, which has a 1-metre sill, so look up entrance details on your chart. This Marina dries out, so you settle on mud. It is also cheaper than Chatham - club rates!

In the clubhouse, a home cooked dinner can be booked in advance, as can breakfast. On Sunday we’ll be taking a trip into Rochester for the 400 year old Sweeps Festival with folk music, street dancing and a real ale festival. All the pubs have live bands thoughout the weekend.

Finally for this edition, don’t forget the Calais Rally on the spring bank holiday weekend from 28th-30th May. If you think your yacht is too small to cross the English Channel to France, there are often opportunities to crew on larger yachts.

Come to the club on Tuesdays at 8.30pm and get involved!

Bob Crane Cruiser Captain 1155 Reinvigorating the Laser race fleet to life: this is the task that has been asked of me!

Starting with the Spring Series, the Lasers will now be racing with the Slow Monohull group.

There are two reasons for this. Firstly, we are very close in size and speed with the Solo dinghy. and they have a healthy fleet of eight regular sailors. Secondly the course set for the slow Monohull is somewhat shorter in distance, as we don't have the comparable boat speed of the fast Monohull group, such as Finn's Phantoms or Mustos.

This new, tightly packed fleet will hopefully entice the newbies and novices out to race with us.

To assist with those who may need help making that step on There will be a new club Laser available if needed, and this to the weekly racing circuit, I shall be conducting group invitation is on offer to all interested parties who would like to exercises and practice sessions on the water as a crucial become part of the Laser Fleet and do not have a boat. element of boat handling, and confidence is a must when racing. Please contact me ASAP so I can put together a timetable that suits everyone. 1166 Nick Turner, [email protected] Now for a quick break from sailing and social related articles, and a chance for me to let you know what has been happening around the club so far this year from the treasurer’s perspective. It is a bit of a mixed picture to be honest, characterised by two of our largest revenue generators.

Firstly, I would like to thanks all members who have paid their annual subscriptions for 2011. Subscriptions, plus sailing activity and mooring fees, make up our largest income stream am pleased to report that we have a The recruitment process was run by for the year and ensure we are able to contract in place for the lift itself to be Ken Clarke and Tony with a very keep our sailing activities at the club supplied and installed for slightly less specific job description and a clear running. If you have yet to return your than that amount. Associated with picture of the skill set the club needed. subscriptions to the club office for this the work to install the lift, we also They interviewed candidates that year, please do so as soon as possible. have to make changes to the fire responded to Club advertisements escape door and staircase. In total, the both at the club and on external job After sailing, the bar is the main focus cost of all works associated with the websites, passing a short list of of most members. We enjoyed a new lift should amount to candidates to Peter and I for final successful year in 2010 which was due approximately £30,000 and the interview and appointment. Janet to improving efficiency and managing General Committee continue to comes to the Club office with a strong our suppliers better. As a member, we monitor the expenditure on the works background in producing hope you noticed that while you were to ensure this is controlled management accounting and enjoying the improvements in the bar, appropriately. I understand that an experience of using databases which you also noticed that we did not raise additional benefit of the changes to were two of the key requirements for the prices of drinks throughout the the fire escape door and staircase is the role in the office. Peter and I year. Unfortunately with rising costs that the permitted capacity of the first would like to extend our thanks to we cannot continue along that floor of the clubhouse can be Ken and Tony for their time and effort particular path and so you will recently increased under fire regulations. spent on our behalf. have seen that prices across all drinks served at the bar have had to be Finally –a very positive note to finish The core opening hours for the office raised. We continue to work to ensure on. On 8th March, Janet Willsmer will be from Tuesday to Friday, 10am a good balance between offering the started in the role of Club to 3pm. Janet may be available at best value bar with an aim to generate Administrator. Tony Padbury kindly other times as well; the best method some surplus to combine with the agreed in October last year to take on of communication with the club office subscription income so we are not just the role of Honorary Secretary and he is by email. Please remember that at keeping sailing activities running this was co-opted to the General weekends and when there is mid- year, but we can develop the club Committee at the December meeting. week sailing, Janet is an active sailing further for future years. Janet will be reporting directly to Tony member of the club and we know that as his role is to oversee the day to day she is looking forward to another So – where are we spending the operations of the office on behalf of great season of sailing in 2011 as much money? The biggest change in the the General Committee. as the rest of us. coming months will be the installation of the disabled access lift to the first Many of you will know Janet as a long Have a great season – see you on the floor of the clubhouse building. Many time Sandhopper sailor at TBYC. Janet water. hours of planning and research have has crewed for many of the most gone into this project, notably from recognised names from the fleet both Paul Mark Dell and Nick Elmore. past and present including; Stan Starkey, Ian Stobart, John Boshier and I highlighted at the AGM that we Tony Padbury. provided £25,000 of the net surplus generated last year to this project. I 1177 At last the new season is upon us, and groups, aiming to complete each exercise Next move onto a tricep extension exercise we’ve had the whole winter to get our four times with between 15 repetitions to using a cable resistance machine and a short boats nicely tuned up and the fortnightly begin with (on the starting weight) down to bar or a rope connection. Again, use the practise to keep the cobwebs away. We around 8 reps on the finishing weight same principle to select resistance & are ready to hit the ground running and (increasing the weight each set whilst repetitions. Complete 4 sets and then you improve on last season. There will be many decreasing the repetitions.) When choosing are done! Warm down and go home... training sessions held at TBYC to help the weight, imagine a personal scale of 1-10 improve technique over the coming weeks where 1 is incredibly easy and 10 is almost to get that little extra out of our well- impossible. (These groups of muscles complement each conditioned vessels, but it shouldn’t stop other well, therefore by training them here. Imagine if your main tool - your body Finally, finish off your workout with a warm together you will get the most out of your - was in tip-top shape too! down, either stretching the worked muscles short workout.) off or returning to the original warmup With extra stamina in your legs and stomach exercise and spending five minutes with a Day 2: Lower back, quads and hamstrings to hike that much harder up the beat, slightly higher resistance at a low pace greater strength in your arms and shoulders before going home. to squeeze that bit more leech tension on the main sheet and better cardiovascular Here is an example of a typical week’s fitness to keep racing your best right up to workout: the finish line, you really would gain an edge over your competitors. Imagine the Day 1 : Chest, Shoulders & Triceps edge that would give you over your rivals.

You would be amazed with the difference just 45 minutes of the right exercise every Warm Up: Treadmill (jogging/running) other day can make, and hopefully this Weights: short guide can help structure a basic Squat with a Barbell or Leg Press – 4 sets Quad extensions – 4 sets workout regime suitable for most busy Hamstring curls – 4 sets people able to train three days a week. Warm down and go home... Before explaining the routines themselves, it is worth considering when this will fit into Warm Up: Cycling machine Again, there is a particular reason why these your life and how you can adapt without Weights: Chest press muscles have been grouped together to too much of a compromise. If you can train on one day. Your lower back is a big juggle things to spare an hour before or Using a flat bench press if you have part of lifting anything, as it joins your upper after work (when you are not hungry, but someone to train with or a seated cable body and legs together. Squatting is a haven’t eaten within the last hour prior to resistance chest press choose a weight which compound exercise, meaning it uses many your warm up) that would be ideal. you are very comfortable with (on your scale muscles to complete the full movement, this would be a 3) and complete 12-15 reps as warming up the quads nicely which are the The following exercises are designed to your first set, move up to a slightly higher main leg muscles used in hiking, to balance increase muscle strength and stamina and weight (5 on your scale) and aim to these out the hamstrings should be trained improve general fitness. complete 12 reps, then up again (6 or 7) for too. 10 reps, then final set of 8 reps(8 or 9 on We are going to break each workout into 3 your scale). This should take approximately parts. First, a short warmup, typically 8-10 10 minutes. minutes of increasing intensity cardio. A fast pace with low resistance, a great way to get Now move onto a shoulder press with the blood pumping and heart rate up dumbbells, find an inclined bench and again starting off slowly and increasing until the work on the same basis to choose the end. Next, moving onto the chosen muscle weight and repetitions.

1188 Day 3: Upper back, biceps, core Warm Up: Rowing Machine Weights: Lateral pull downs – 4 sets Bicep Curls – 4 sets Swiss Ball sit ups – 4 sets of as many as you can do (there is no extra resistance just your body weight) The Plank – 4 sets of as long as you can hold, timing yourself on a stopwatch to monitor improvements.

Warm down and go home...

There are many, many more exercises that can be done to work the same muscle groups and it is important that you vary the ways in which you train to ensure you are getting the most out of the time spent in the gym as your body will try to find shortcuts if continuously using the same exercises.If you stick to the basic principles of choosing the weight then increasing it whilst decreasing the reps and keeping good form you can do any almost any exercise.

The internet, as always, is a wealth of information, and if you have a smart phone try the Men’s Health free app which has a great range of exercises with diagrams and step by step guides to keep it fresh, interesting and to help maximise your gains!

Any good workout regime must be paired with a sensible diet. Good nutrition is essential in building a good body and consuming the right things will speed up your gains in the gym.

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The Sprints held a fantastic training session which will We are introducing a “buddy” scheme which will pair continue throughout the year. Kyle Stoneham lent his the best with the newbies in an endeavour to improve knowledge on tuning and setup, and as Sprint 2010 everyone’s game and make the already popular sprint champion, we all listened intently. racing and even closer event week on week.

This was followed by “on the water” training with For all of those of you who would like to be included in Howard Hawkes, assisted by Martin Swindon with his the regular e-mail updates, please let me have your new rib. Thanks Martin. The training majored on key details. points of basic boat handling, acceleration and stopping, tacking with speed on a whistle and gybing, See you on the water, in the bar or the boat park! followed by starting practice and then a race between us. We all benefitted from the day and are looking Steve Healy, [email protected] ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Well, water - the TBYC REGATTA to hopefully be held on the weekend of 18/19 by the time June. you receive this edition The Regatta already has the Newsbuoy, making of a big event with the worst enquiries from Foiling Moths of the and Fast visitors winter weather will have wanting to join in the fun at long gone and the pre-season TBYC. working parties will have prepared the club support Recently we had the final races craft for the coming busy of the 2011 Icicle series, which season ahead. with the Frozen Sheets both had excellent support on the water. A very big thank you to those members that have In addition to the club racing it’s contributed, achieving been great to see a number of completion of a considerable very keen Feva crews number of tasks on the club participating in tuning, boat craft & around the handling and on the water clubhouse. training sessions led by Steve Hopper preparing for some Over the winter months great racing at TBYC and the your Sailing Committee Worlds trip later in the year to have been very busy Holland. planning a comprehensive sailing Happy Sailing in 2011! programme, making best use of the tides at Toby Speller weekends & adding to Rear Commodore (Racing) the already successful midweek series with more races.

Some upcoming key events of note are the Bank Holiday Mini Series at the end of May 2222 and the premier event on the This year has rapidly become a challenge for which the club as a whole has risen to. I remain in awe of the volunteer spirit which we have at TBYC. At both of the work parties and outside of that, the help received from members is tremendous. I would like to thanks all those people who put themselves out to help in all matters Yacht Club. Lots of activity in the boat park, with The bar has seen much activity so far this year. We have removed the old owners polishing and drinks lift to the rear of the bar giving us a much larger area to work painting their craft within and hopefully expand the bar into in the near future. ready for the season’s racing. The members’ wine tasting on 25th February has again changed our wine list and it now has a multinational feel to it with wines from further We have 39 around the world. I would like to thank Martin for hosting the evening Sandhoppers now at and securing stocks of the new wines for us all to enjoy. The Guinness TBYC, and the fleet is growing. BP boats Surger has been a great addition to the bar with sales of the black stuff have a brand-new RYA certified mould rocketing. If there are any drinks you like that we do not stock please ready and waiting to lay up the next inform Martin or myself and we will do our best to get it for you at TBYC. newest boat. If you want to explore further or are keen on a second hand boat, then I was sad to report that Jo – our long time chef – has decided to vacate the give me a call. kitchen franchise. Jo has supported us with good food and great service for a number of years and we had all grown used to the friendly banter Good news that our epoxy guru is making that always accompanied the meals. a rapid recovery and we all are looking forward to seeing him on the start line. I am now pleased to report that we have now secured the services of Gary Sailing over cycling, David. You know it Watty of Purple Chilli Catering to take on the Kitchen Franchise. Gary makes sense. comes to us with good experience of yacht club catering, and we are confident he will be an asset to TBYC. Gary will be taking over officially The Sandhopper lift-in supper was as from 1st April and for any bookings please call him on 07854 229939. always very well attended with our friends from MBSC also joining in. The Nationals Jo has kindly agreed to stay on to help with the handover to Purple Chilli this year will be held at Thorpe Bay and Catering and our thanks go to her for going the ‘extra mile’ for our club. promise to be a great event in September. As with all new , it needs support. Please come down to the club We will be holding a few two tide long and meet Gary whilst trying the new food experience. distance races this year when the weather looks right and True Blue is looking to sail Our focus so far this year has been to improve access to the less able up to St. Katherine’s Dock, so if you fancy members of the club and you will all note the works being carried out to joining in then let Steve Tubby know. the rear of the club. We have replaced the ageing beer cellar cooler unit, which has served TBYC for some 25 years, with a new more efficient unit. As you read this, the boats will have been We have replaced the steep rear stairs with a more user friendly wider stair lifted in by the very skilful Roger and Jason. in galvanised steel. The stair is larger than the last and will enable TBYC to Launching 39 boats in an hour and a half is increase its numbers in the upstairs bar areas and improve access. a great sight to watch. These works were necessary to enable us to put in a platform lift which will transport less able members to the first floor bar areas. The order has been placed and we will see the lift being fitted in the coming weeks. This is a tremendous step forward for the club.

One word of caution – whilst these works are under way there will be some closures of the rear car park, to allow the work force to carry on their work in the most efficient manner – so please bear with us in this regard.

This year is already set to be a great one at TBYC. We look forward to your support of the club and sailing events planned.

Nick Elmore See you on the water. Vice Commodore Barry SH39 2233 Produced and designed by

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